to give you affordable one-to-one marketing advice and support

You know that you need to do some marketing, but don’t know where to start. You have tried a few marketing activities but they just aren’t working. You are a new business, and need someone you can learn the basics from first.

Marketing can be a pretty daunting area to tackle. Everyone knows they should do something to market their product or service, but most small businesses just don’t have the time or experience to get it right first time – and don’t have the budget to get it wrong!

This is where a Marketing Mentor can be just the thing to get you off on the right foot.

How does a Marketing Mentor work?

You meet your mentor monthly for one or two hours to discuss where you are at and what your goals are. By combining your mentor’s knowledge and expertise with a series of questions to really get you thinking, a strategy is agreed for you to action, with the on-going support of your mentor. An outside, independent view point helps to give a different perspective, new approaches, and a clear focus on the actions needed to improve your business. All of our mentors are selected for their marketing experience, their professional qualifications and their ability to communicate. It is important to us that we find you the mentor who matches your style and personality to ensure you get the most out of your marketing mentoring sessions.

What types of businesses do you work with?

We work with all types of businesses and organisations, in both the private and public sector.

Instagram Success Workshop

Instagram Success Workshop on Zoom Hands-on Instagram Training for Businesses - date TBC Struggling with Instagram? Not sure how to get more followers? Or which hashtags you should be using? If so, this half day workshop will help you get Instagram working for your business. We answer your Instagram questions including: Why Use Instagram? What can I post about? Which hashtags # should I use? What are Reels, Lives and Stories? How do I create Reels, Lives and Stories? What is the Instagram algorithm? How do I get more engagement and comments? How do I create links? What are Business accounts and Instagram Shopping? How can I schedule posts to Instagram? Some of the workshop will be hands-on so please bring your own phone and a laptop. This is a beginners workshop but please install the Instagram app on your phone and create your account before the workshop. The group size is limited to 8, so there is plenty of time to support everyone in the group. If you have any questions about the workshop content before you book, please feel free to contact me. Here is just some of the positive feedback we get : “Excellent, many thanks Beryl. I am now far more confident about engaging with Instagram – will get cracking tomorrow!” Richard Nealon, Bloomers of Bakewell “The course was just what I needed as a relative Instagram novice. Great delivery by Beryl.” Doreen Massouras, Bakerella Wedding Cakes “Lots of things to look at and put into action – very useful!” Louise, Hope and Elvis “Very comprehensive and inclusive – even as a complete beginner I have found it invaluable.” Magie Hollingworth, Artist "Really interesting and informative." Susan Hale, La Roca Tapas Bar "Beryl delivered a really good Instagram workshop. They're well paced, informative, hands on and very understandable. I feel like I will use it much more effectively from now on!" Martin Grey, Poet “I found my time with Beryl very helpful and informative and it has certainly helped to enhance my Instagram presence. She gave me some excellent tips on what additional apps to use and also how to improve on my Instagram page. I would highly recommend Ridgeway Marketing.” Lucy Davies, The Hat Parlour "Having been very hit and miss with my attitude and understanding towards Instagram, I now have a clear focus. This is thanks to Beryl's clear and digestible instruction. Education is everything!" Rachel Wood, Rachel Wood Ceramics “Beryl is a great trainer, she has worked with the Food and Drink Forum delivering amazing courses for our producers for a while. Her ability to adapt her marketing knowledge and expertise to our sector has been outstanding. Beryl takes time before each course to find out about her delegates and really tailors the course to their specific needs, with tremendous success.” Trudi Waldram, Food and Drink Forum {{ vc_btn: title=More+Information+and+Booking+Here&color=primary&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.eventbrite.co.uk%252Fe%252Finstagram-success-workshop-tickets-89035426357%7C%7Ctarget%3A%2520_blank%7C }} “Ridgeway Marketing have marketed our business right from the very beginning and elevated our company name and brand into the upper echelons of the market that we operate in. Beryl is highly professional, calm and collected, especially when under pressure with a large volume of marketing tasks. I would strongly recommend Beryl and Ridgeway Marketing to any company looking to outsource their marketing for an affordable, professional and highly valued service. “ Darren Toms, Managing Director, Clumber Consultancy Ltd 2017-02-21T14:01:31+00:00 Darren Toms, Managing Director, Clumber Consultancy Ltd “Ridgeway Marketing have marketed our business right from the very beginning and elevated our company name and brand into the upper echelons of the market that we operate in. Beryl is highly professional, calm and collected, especially when under pressure with a large volume of marketing tasks. I would strongly recommend Beryl and Ridgeway Marketing to any company looking to outsource their marketing for an affordable, professional and highly valued service. “ https://www.ridgewaymarketing.co.uk/testimonials/1508/ “I recently attended a workshop that Beryl ran which I would recommend to anyone wanting to improve their business marketing. Beryl has a structured way to take you through the marketing of your business, covering all of the essentials and giving a great overview of many areas of marketing. I particularly enjoyed the section on Press Releases and found the workshop informative, useful and inspiring.” Marina Johnson, I-Venture Training 2016-10-26T14:12:15+01:00 Marina Johnson, I-Venture Training “I recently attended a workshop that Beryl ran which I would recommend to anyone wanting to improve their business marketing. Beryl has a structured way to take you through the marketing of your business, covering all of the essentials and giving a great overview of many areas of marketing. I particularly enjoyed the section on Press Releases and found the workshop informative, useful and inspiring.” https://www.ridgewaymarketing.co.uk/testimonials/25/ “After attending Beryl's course on writing a press release, I followed her suggested procedure and lo and behold my first one was published with hardly any changes. Very happy indeed and well worth attending the course.” James Mayle, imageskool 2017-01-30T12:46:57+00:00 James Mayle, imageskool “After attending Beryl's course on writing a press release, I followed her suggested procedure and lo and behold my first one was published with hardly any changes. Very happy indeed and well worth attending the course.” https://www.ridgewaymarketing.co.uk/testimonials/james-mayle-imageskool/ "An inspirational lady who clearly works hard to earn the respect of her clients.” Jacqueline Gold, Chief Executive of Knickerbox and Ann Summers 2017-01-30T12:43:02+00:00 Jacqueline Gold, Chief Executive of Knickerbox and Ann Summers "An inspirational lady who clearly works hard to earn the respect of her clients.” https://www.ridgewaymarketing.co.uk/testimonials/jacqueline-gold-chief-executive-of-knickerbox-and-ann-summers/ "The workshop was extremely practical, ‘hands on’ and relevant to our business. Beryl was always able to answer our specific questions or demonstrate particular techniques ‘on the hoof’. We were immediately able to put what had learned into practice, noticing a much greater level and quality of Social Media activity." Steve Harrison, Managing Director, Deli & Dine Ltd 2017-02-09T17:35:28+00:00 Steve Harrison, Managing Director, Deli & Dine Ltd "The workshop was extremely practical, ‘hands on’ and relevant to our business. Beryl was always able to answer our specific questions or demonstrate particular techniques ‘on the hoof’. We were immediately able to put what had learned into

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Social Media Training for Schools

Social Media Training for Schools 21st March, 2nd May and 25th June 2024 Social media offers schools a fantastic opportunity to build their reputation, but needs to be handled carefully to protect the interests of the school’s staff and students. This hands-on social media course for schools will ensure you understand how to use social media to build your school's reputation. Delivered online via Zoom, we will cover: Strengths and weaknesses of different social media platforms Developing a Social Media Policy and Strategy Security and privacy settings on social media What to share on social media? Building followers Managing negative or inappropriate comments Scheduling posts on social media Easy ways of editing and creating images Daily and weekly planning Integrating social media with other marketing activities Measuring the results For each of the two main platforms - Facebook and Instagram  – we will look at: Its features and how to get the best from them Apps which help with the management of each platform Learning from good and poor examples of their use We will also have a brief discussion about other social media such as Twitter/X, TikTok and YouTube. Who Should Attend? This social media course is suitable for anyone handling the school’s social media accounts and marketing, whether it is a head teacher, teacher, administrator, or business manager. About The Trainer Beryl Pettitt has worked with schools to improve their marketing since 2010, so understands the marketing and social media issues which affect schools. She likes to involve all participants so that they can take away an action plan for their school's social media. Beryl has an MA in Marketing and the Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma in Marketing, combined with over 30 years experience in marketing. 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With a maximum of 8 attendees, this is an interactive workshop allowing plenty of time for questions and discussion. The workshop will be delivered via Zoom, and you will be emailed a link to the meeting before the day. Marketing Training We also offer online training in marketing and social media for individual schools, which is tailored to your school and the level of knowledge your staff currently have. Online training saves on venue hire and travel time for your staff. Details of our marketing training courses are here.   Here is just some of the positive feedback we get:   "Beryl's training for social media marketing for schools was really helpful in embedding our knowledge around how to use social media effectively. She was incredibly patient and pitched her training just right so it was accessible to everyone." Julie Nash, Cluster Finance and Administration Manager, St Matthias Primary School   “This is a fab course specifically on school social media marketing - really, really recommend. It is reasonably priced with very useful practical advice.” Suzanne Barber, Communications Officer, HInchley Wood School   "Fantastic course on Social Media Marketing. I found out all the things I should be doing and wasn't to make our school stand out in Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Insights into how to use the data as well as various ideas as to how to use images and video. Very interesting!" Maranda Scarff, Orchard Manor School   "Thank you very much for yesterday's course. I found it enormously helpful and feel that my knowledge of how to use the various social media platforms that we covered has been hugely boosted." Debbie George, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School   "I really enjoyed the whole day. I feel much more confident about using social media to promote out Trust and I have come away with loads of ideas – I can’t wait to get going! Thank you so much Beryl." Ali Broadhurst, PA to the CEO, The Aspire Educational Trust   "Beryl has delivered an extremely interesting workshop on Social media Marketing for Schools. She is very knowledgeable and the information and tools she made us aware of are really useful and they will be applied during the development of our social media platforms." Charoula Blackwood, St Michael's Catholic School   “Beryl was very informative and extremely helpful in our recent marketing training.  The structure of the days were well planned and she has helped my understanding of marketing, particularly in social media.  I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.” Kelly Noble, Knole Academy, Sevenoaks “Beryl was very patient and knowledgeable. She had clearly taken the time to research our Trust and had a good understanding of us and what we were aiming to achieve - she was then able to tailor the training to suit this. Many thanks” Lucy Waterhouse, Head of School, Haymoor Junior School, Teach Poole Trust   "Beryl is very knowledgeable and communicates really well. She has endless patience. We booked her for two sessions; one on Facebook and the other on Instagram. She was very well prepared and had taken into account what we actually needed for our business. Each session was focused but with sufficient time for us to understand, ask questions and have a go. As a consequence, we feel that we are ready to move forward with our social media on both platforms. Beryl even took time to look at the progress we had made between the two sessions and gave us valuable feedback. I would not hesitate to recommend her and will definitely be contacting her again in the future." Claire May, Head Teacher, Longwood School and Nursery, Bushey   Need some help setting up your social media accounts for your school? Then check out our videos and blogs on How to Set Up a Facebook Page for your school, and How to Set Up an Instagram Account for your school. 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Mailchimp Email Marketing Workshop in Nottingham

Mailchimp Email Marketing Workshop Hands-on Mailchimp Training in Nottingham Are you in a muddle with Mailchimp? Or never tried email marketing but want to get to grips with it? If so, this hands-on workshop will teach you the basic principles of email marketing, and how to create your own email marketing campaigns with Mailchimp. Aimed at beginners, it will focus on the features available in the free version of Mailchimp. We will be covering: building your list and importing it into Mailchimp GDPR and permission based emails using templates and adding content to them personalising your emails measuring the results and following up improving open rates and click throughs using tags to manage your list You will create your own email marketing campaign with Mailchimp on the day, then practice sending it out, and understanding Reports in Mailchimp. The workshop price includes support after the day by phone or email, in case you get stuck! This workshop runs regularly in Nottingham and some other locations, and can also be offered in-house or one-to-one. Please contact me for the next dates and locations.   Here is just some of the positive feedback we get : “I attended Beryl’s ‘Getting the most out of Mailchimp’ course recently. Beryl put her knowledge and expertise across in a clear and concise manner. She also offered support after the event, once we had the chance to put our newly found skills into practice, which was very valuable. It was a good refresher session for me as I hadn’t used Mailchimp for a while whilst at the same time she was supportive to those who were newer to Mailchimp. Would highly recommend.“ Kerry Lummus, KL Secretarial Services “I was really happy with the course, and much more confident about using Mailchimp.” Mauri Beardshaw, Jewellery designer and maker. “This was a really hands-on workshop that delivered exactly the right level of content at a good pace – thank you.” Amanda Pearce-Burton, Formation Training and Development “Excellent communication prior to the event ensuring objectives were met on the day.” Leisa Pickles, Breckland Orchard “Very useful, gained more confidence in using Mailchimp. A very organised course.” Katrina Carlisle, Tempest Training {{ vc_btn: title=More+Information+and+Booking+Here&color=primary&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.eventbrite.co.uk%252Fe%252Fgetting-the-most-from-mailchimp-tickets-52937993965%7Ctitle%3ABook%2520Your%2520Place%2520Here%7Ctarget%3A%2520_blank%7C }}

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Privacy notice Last updated: 25 May 2018 www.ridgewaymarketing.co.uk ('Website') is provided by Ridgeway Marketing Ltd ('we'/'us'/'our'). In doing so, we may be in a position to receive and process personal information relating to you. As the controller of this information, we're providing this Privacy Notice ('Notice') to explain our approach to personal information. This Notice forms part of our Terms of Use for Our Website, which governs the use of this Website. We intend only to process personal information fairly and transparently as required by data protection law including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In particular, before obtaining information from you we intend to alert you to this Notice, let you know how we intend to process the information and (unless processing is necessary for at least one of the 5 reasons outlined in clause 2 below) we'll only process the information if you consent to that processing. 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Open Courses in Marketing

Open Courses in Marketing Marketing workshops in the East Midlands We run a number of open courses on a regular basis, either via Zoom or in the Nottinghamshire area. Here are details of some of these.   Getting the Most from Mailchimp Are you in a muddle with Mailchimp? Or never tried email marketing but want to get to grips with it? If so, my hands-on workshop will teach you the basic principles of email marketing, and how to create your own email marketing campaigns with Mailchimp. Aimed at beginners, it will focus on the features available in the free version of Mailchimp. We will be covering: building your list and importing it into Mailchimp GDPR and permission based emails using templates and adding content to them personalising your emails measuring the results and following up improving open rates and click throughs   Blogging for Beginners If you have been told you need to blog but have no idea how to begin, or even what to blog about, the Blogging for Beginners Workshop will get you started. Topics covered in this hand-on workshop include: finding topics for your blog finding keywords for SEO using Adwords Keyword tool improving your writing style finding free images for your blogs editing images using Pixlr and Canva uploading your blog on Wordpress I’ve finished! Now what? Sharing on social media and email For more information, please contact me   Get Started in Marketing This workshop is aimed at those who are new to marketing, or those who have had no formal marketing training and would like to know more about the theory of marketing and how to apply it to their business or organisation. Delegates will leave the workshop with a Marketing Action Plan to take their business forward. Topics covered include: The 8 P's of Marketing The Communications mix SWOT Analysis Unique Selling Points The Buying Process Features and Benefits Segmentation Targeting and Positioning   How to Write Marketing Materials This is a practical course which will help participants to understand and start writing in different styles, whether it is for a website, brochure, packaging, news release or advertising. Find out how to plan and generate ideas for writing, and write for different media, from websites to leaflets and adverts. Topics covered include: Writing styles and readability Tone and style Planning and ideas Getting started and unstuck Writing for different media (websites, leaflets, adverts, news releases)     An initial one hour consultation is FREE, so you can try it with no obligation! “Ridgeway Marketing have marketed our business right from the very beginning and elevated our company name and brand into the upper echelons of the market that we operate in. Beryl is highly professional, calm and collected, especially when under pressure with a large volume of marketing tasks. I would strongly recommend Beryl and Ridgeway Marketing to any company looking to outsource their marketing for an affordable, professional and highly valued service. “ Darren Toms, Managing Director, Clumber Consultancy Ltd 2017-02-21T14:01:31+00:00 Darren Toms, Managing Director, Clumber Consultancy Ltd “Ridgeway Marketing have marketed our business right from the very beginning and elevated our company name and brand into the upper echelons of the market that we operate in. Beryl is highly professional, calm and collected, especially when under pressure with a large volume of marketing tasks. I would strongly recommend Beryl and Ridgeway Marketing to any company looking to outsource their marketing for an affordable, professional and highly valued service. “ https://www.ridgewaymarketing.co.uk/testimonials/1508/ “After attending Beryl's course on writing a press release, I followed her suggested procedure and lo and behold my first one was published with hardly any changes. Very happy indeed and well worth attending the course.” James Mayle, imageskool 2017-01-30T12:46:57+00:00 James Mayle, imageskool “After attending Beryl's course on writing a press release, I followed her suggested procedure and lo and behold my first one was published with hardly any changes. Very happy indeed and well worth attending the course.” https://www.ridgewaymarketing.co.uk/testimonials/james-mayle-imageskool/ "The workshop was extremely practical, ‘hands on’ and relevant to our business. Beryl was always able to answer our specific questions or demonstrate particular techniques ‘on the hoof’. We were immediately able to put what had learned into practice, noticing a much greater level and quality of Social Media activity." Steve Harrison, Managing Director, Deli & Dine Ltd 2017-02-09T17:35:28+00:00 Steve Harrison, Managing Director, Deli & Dine Ltd "The workshop was extremely practical, ‘hands on’ and relevant to our business. Beryl was always able to answer our specific questions or demonstrate particular techniques ‘on the hoof’. We were immediately able to put what had learned into practice, noticing a much greater level and quality of Social Media activity." https://www.ridgewaymarketing.co.uk/testimonials/1461/ "Just to let you know that the leaflet has gone down very well. We have heard lots of positive reports from various sources about the impact that it has had - it appears to have hit the right note in the community! Well done and thank you.” Andrew George, Head Teacher, South Wolds Academy 2017-01-30T12:42:30+00:00 Andrew George, Head Teacher, South Wolds Academy "Just to let you know that the leaflet has gone down very well. We have heard lots of positive reports from various sources about the impact that it has had - it appears to have hit the right note in the community! Well done and thank you.” https://www.ridgewaymarketing.co.uk/testimonials/andrew-george-head-teacher-south-wolds-academy/ "I've just received the digital copy of the Grocer, and just have a look at the coverage we received!! It's great! Great job on the press release :)" Anu Sharma, Holy Cow! Sauces 2017-01-30T12:43:34+00:00 Anu Sharma, Holy Cow! Sauces "I've just received the digital copy of the Grocer, and just have a look at the coverage we received!! It's great! Great job on the press release :)" https://www.ridgewaymarketing.co.uk/testimonials/anu-sharma-holy-cow-sauces/ “Working with Beryl has really clarified our thinking about what we are offering our clients. With her help, we have completely redesigned our website to reflect our market position, and target customers more effectively.” Paul Johnson, MD, Model Logic 2017-01-30T12:44:02+00:00 Paul Johnson, MD, Model Logic “Working with Beryl has

Outsourced Marketing

Outsourced Marketing A Virtual Marketing Manager for your Business Just not finding the time to get your marketing done? Got a marketing project but nobody in the business with the time or the skills? We work closely with a small number of businesses who outsource their marketing to us. They get peace of mind, knowing that they have ongoing support, an outside perspective on their business, and our years of marketing experience. For businesses who are determined to grow but cannot justify employing a marketing manager, or have a major project which needs a dedicated resource, this ensures that the marketing gets done. We can work with your existing suppliers or help you identify and brief the best suppliers for your project. We then work alongside them to ensure you get the results you want. What Kind of Marketing Can You Do? In a world full of gurus and specialists, you will be pleased to hear that we have broad marketing experience, including both digital and traditional marketing. This means we can give you impartial advice on the best mix of marketing activities for your business - as we are not in the business of selling you one type of marketing, Our own skills cover marketing planning, market research, copy writing, email marketing, events, social media and public relations. We work with a range of specialists, including graphic designers, web designers, photographers, and video producers too. By developing a brief for your suppliers and managing the process, we ensure you get the results you want. What Type of Businesses Do You Work With? Our Outsourced Marketing clients include both business to business and consumer businesses – plus some not-for-profits. The same principals apply to all of them – but where we do need specialist support, we will help you identify the best and most cost-effective suppliers. This gives us a unique and broad range of skills, which are transferable from one sector to another. It stops us getting bored too! We do not work with directly competing businesses, so you can be sure that we won’t be passing on your trade secrets to competitors.   What our clients say about us "Ridgeway Marketing have proved a great asset to us. As we specialise in commercial vending facilities for industry it was important that any marketing reflected our target market, Beryl quickly grasped our needs and helped us achieve this. Thank you." Nick Brooks, Operations Director, Commercial Vending Services Ltd “Ridgeway Marketing have marketed our business right from the very beginning and elevated our company name and brand into the upper echelons of the market that we operate in. Beryl is highly professional, calm and collected, especially when under pressure with a large volume of marketing tasks. I would strongly recommend Beryl and Ridgeway Marketing to any company looking to outsource their marketing for an affordable, professional and highly valued service." Darren Toms, Managing Director, Clumber Consultancy Ltd “When we set up our micro-brewery we had plenty of business experience, but none of marketing or PR. Beryl helped us structure our website, write the copy and plan a launch event. She also wrote news releases and articles which got us coverage in both the local press and national real ale magazines, all of which helped quickly establish the brewery’s name in the area.” Mary Easterbrook, Director, Pheasantry Brewery "Just to let you know that the leaflet has gone down very well. We have heard lots of positive reports from various sources about the impact that it has had - it appears to have hit the right note in the community! Well done and thank you.” Andrew George, Headteacher, South Wolds Academy "I've just received the digital copy of the Grocer, and just have a look at the coverage we received!! It's great! Great job on the press release :)" Anu Sharma, Holy Cow! Sauces “We use a combination of high profile events and email campaigns to promote Insolvency Squared. Beryl works with us to design and write the regular Mailchimp email campaigns. Although I know what I want to say, I struggle to find the right words - she finds the right tone of voice to talk to our market, and I get great response rates and feedback from potential clients.”  Karyn Jones, Managing Director, Insolvency Squared An initial one hour consultation is FREE, so you can try it with no obligation!

From customer service and staff presentation, to how you price your products and how to make certain areas of your business more profitable – it is all part of the marketing mix. Marketing is anything which helps you create, expand and maintain a group of customers to build your business and make it more profitable.